In the latest twist, Shawn Boburg at the Bergen Record reports that the Port Authority awarded contracts worth at least $6.3 million to the legal firm where Christie was once a partner, Dughi, Hewit & Domaleski.

It should come as no surprise by now that the Port Authority did exactly as it was told. A few months after that instruction, Christie’s old firm landed its contract. And the award bypassed the regular bidding process, even though the firm had never done business with the agency.

In Jersey parlance, this contract was fixed.

Among the alumni of this firm are Bill Palatucci, one of the governor’s key political operatives, and Jeff Chiesa, Christie’s choice as both Attorney General and U.S. Senator.

At the time this contract was awarded in 2010, Craig Domalewski was a senior counsel to the governor, which put him in a position to influence the award of contracts. The Port Authority hired his father in a $98,000 job during the same month the contract was awarded. And a year later, the younger Domalewski left the governor’s office and was hired as a name partner at the law firm.

This should surprise no one. This insider game is a bipartisan tradition in New Jersey, and its not illegal. Christie may even wonder why he should be singled out for criticism.

The reason is he promised something better. He was going to be the guy who cleaned up the mess in Trenton. As it turns out, he’s just another Jersey pol. The only difference is he adds a generous helping of hypocrisy as the cherry on top.